local natives
[I]n 2010, LA-based Local Natives released their debut record, Gorilla Manor, named after the house that the five bandmates shared in Orange County. With songs like Airplanes and World News, the guys showed that it was possible to balance their youth (lots of yelling and hyperactive drums) with craft
mixtape
[T]his month, and in particular this week here in Boston has been a week of bitter bitter cold, one of biting sub zero cold weather that has kept us locked inside our homes, with some fine music to regale us while we wait out the frigidity. So I put
aaron lee tasjan
[bandcamp track=2213293563 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=grande] Aaron Lee Tasjan is one of those musicians who are like magnets. You know, those in-demand hired hands that entire scenes end up forming around, but only musicians seem to listen to. As such, it’s hard to not just be
Nataly Dawn
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgQ1-OFkonU[/youtube] [P]omplamoose singer-songwriter Nataly Dawn is set to release her latest solo album, How I Knew Her, Feburary 12 on Nonesuch Records. This Kickstarter funded project will be her debut release with the label and highlights her talent at introspective, autobiographical
Andrew Bird
[P]art two of our Newport Folk Festival wishlist as compiled by the Music Savage gang. With winter coming down hard on us New Englanders we eagerly anticipate the music extravaganza this July and countdown the days until all our favorite bands converge on Rhode Island for one glorious weekend.
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
[A]ly Spaltro, the creative and driving force behind Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, is releasing her debut album, Ripely Pine, next month, and is following up with another single “Bird Balloons,” a gritty, rock jam that spits out narrative lyrics with a totally unhinged style that seems to build and
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Let The Day Begin [L]os Angeles’ Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is right around the corner from releasing a new album, their 6th studio album, out in March, titled Specter at the Feast, and releasing “Let the Day Begin,” the first single off the record. “Let
Menomena
[P]ortland’s Menomena is about to embark on another tour, but for s’s and g’s they dropped this double a-side single on us including the song “Toomer,” (above) which feels as though could have spent some time on their most recent release Moms. “Toomer,” explores more of
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Photos by Boston Concert Photography [S]aturday night brought our friends Larcenist back into the city for the official release of their new album Eager City, Patient Country. In an incredibly packed, sweaty night at Great Scott, hordes of fans, friends and music lovers came in droves for the likes
Big Harp
[A]s we near the end of winter we’ll all be thinking about long hot summer days, and of course, Newport Folk Festival. It’s become the must go event of the summer for many of the music lovers in the northeast, selling out the last few years, and
Jimbo Mathus
[J]imbo Mathus is the sound of the South. The Mississippi native creates music that makes even us Northerners feel as though we were born with Bayou blood coursing through our veins. White Buffalo, his second album with his band The Tri-State Coalition, is a masterful collection of stories deeply
bleeding rainbow
[B]leeding Rainbow (formerly Reading Rainbow) are one of those bands you can’t really write about without namedropping a bunch of other bands, so I’m just going to go ahead & get it all out of the way. Sonic Youth, Nirvana, My Bloody Valentine, Yo La Tengo, etc,